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And with a threat like that, I’m so fucking tempted. I feel my heart tumble in my chest again, beating against my rib cage as my thumb travels over the letters.
I stare at the two words on my screen, my thumb hovering over the Send button. My shadow has proven to follow through with his threats.
So why do I want to do it so badly? I mean, who instigates their fucking stalker? And to put his mouth on their pussy, no less.
I throw my phone as soon as my thumb skates across the button. The message swoops away, and I know I just did something idiotic.
Fuck, fuck, fuck.
My head is in my hands again, my fingers clenching my hair tightly until I feel the strands pulling taut, tiny stabs of pain fo
llowing suit.
Ping.
The racing muscle inside my ribcage bursts free and climbs up my throat.
I can’t look. Abruptly, I stand, restless energy coating my nerves until I’m nearly convulsing. I need to… do something. Distract myself.
Snatching my phone, I hurry down the hall, down the creaky wooden stairs, and into my kitchen.
It’s dark in here. Eerie. But my stubbornness prevents me from turning any lights on.
Ping.
Shakily, I pour two fingers of my grandfather’s whiskey into a glass. And then I hold up the decanter, noting how little is left.
Asshole.
I shoot the alcohol down in one swallow. The taste is smoky, with a hint of citrus. It burns on the way down, turning the insides of my body into an inferno.
As if I wasn’t already burning up.
After I pour myself another two fingers and swallow that down, I work up the courage to look at my phone.
UNKNOWN: Oh, little mouse.
UNKNOWN: I can’t wait to eat you. There will be nothing left of you once I’m done.
Goddammit.
Shivers wrack through my body, and I drop the phone. It clatters loudly against the island, disturbing the stilted air.
“God? Why do you fucking hate me?” I ask aloud, my voice ringing out into empty air.
Of course, she doesn’t answer me. She never does. I’m not even talking to God. I’m talking to myself and the ghosts inside this house.
Not even they will answer me.
Fuck it. I’m going to bed.
I storm up the stairs, turn off the T.V., and slip back into my bed, connecting my phone to the charger, and then toss the blanket over my head.
Under here, the monsters can’t get me. I’m safe. Untouchable.
I ignore the throbbing between my legs and close my eyes, willing myself to sleep.
And despite the sporadic thoughts floating around in my head, I manage to drift off into a restless sleep. I toss and turn, the blanket keeping my body too warm, but my subconscious won’t allow the blanket to go past my eyes.
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